Shoe ornament



Patented Nov, 1l, 1924.

U N l T if GEORGE COL'VIN KENNEDY, OF WATERLOO', IOWA.

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`Application filed July,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonen CoLvIN KEN- Num', a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and a resident of l/VaterlomBlackhawk County, Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Ornaments, ofwhich the following is a specification. l t y My invention relates torimprovements in shoe ornaments, and the object ofiiny improvementis tosupply an ornamental body with means of attachment to a part of a shoe,particularly .to adjustably conform .to and overlie apart thereof.

rIhis object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafterdescribed and claimed, andwhich are illustrated inthe accompanyingdrawings, in which Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively side and rearelevations of a low shoe equipped'withmyshoe ornament positioned tocover a portion of the outer surface of the upper lor counter thereof,and Fig. 3 is a development of said ornamental'body upon a plane.

Figs. 4: to 6 inclusive are side elevations of a shoe displayingdifferent modifications of my shoe ornaments as applied thereto.

In said drawings, similar reference numerals denote similar parts.

The ornamental body 5 shown in said Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, ispreferably stamped out from a sheet of metal which may be pliantannealed copper or the like plated with gold or silver, and which mayhave any desired ornamental configuration such as that shown wherein adesign is used having a number of lobes or partially separated petallikeparts These parts 8 may thus be formed over the abrupt or varying curvesof the shoe without difficulty to spread apart or draw togetheryieldingly to contactingly fit its surface or give elastically laterallyto respond to foot movements which bend flexible parts of the counter',and the plate 5 may have orificed ears 6, which may be secured to theshoe-heel 2 of the shoe 1 by tacks driven thereinto through the orifices7, or may be otherwise secured upon the shoe removably. Such tacks 8 areshown in Fig. 4, where the ornamental plate 3 which overlies the countert on one side has a portion overlying the side of the heel 2, so thatthe tacks 8 may be driven into the side of the heel.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the ornamental plate 5 is recessedalong one edge to provide the ornamental and partially i921. serial no.483,563.

separated subdivisions 3. In Fig. 4 the plate has the recesses ofvarying depths, while the plate is positioned across abutted parts ofthe counter and heel. The surface curves of the shoe in both instancesare yrelatively abrupt in variations of directions, and the plate 5conforms yieldingly to and fits upon these curved parts, and may in itsthus weakened portions be manually pressed to fit them, whereby one ofthese plates may be manually fitted to the same relative region on anykind of shoe however different in size, curvatures cr widths. The parts3 may thus adjustingly either spread apart or drw together to fit theshoe, without-essentially altering the appearance of the ornamentaldesign thereof when the plate has been initially properly shaped andstamped out flat. As a new article of manufacture, therefore, this kindof ornamental plate is easily adjusted to fit any shoe, and a dealerneed stock but one size of each pattern for application to lall shoes. f

ln Fig. 5 is shown a modification, wherein the elongated ornamentalstrip 3 is positioned around the heel 2 at the top, and tacks 8 used tosecure this Astrip and also the lower margin of a flexible coveringsheet 12 to the heel, the sheet covering the counter t and having itsupper margin inverted over the upper' edge of the counter, and cementedupon the inner face of the counter, or otherwise fastened thereto. Thispart 12 may be of thin metal, or of some leather or textile which may beVsuperiicially ornamented to present a pleasing appearance and is veryconspicuously placed.

ln Fig. 6 is shown a modification, wherein an elongated ornamental strip3 is applied along the upper part of the counter flby being secured upona more flexible underlying strip 11, which may be of silk or the like,the latter being inverted about the margin of the counter to be securedto its inner face ina way which will cause no discomfort to the wearer,and the outer strip 3 may have jeweled settings 13 mounted thereon ifdesired.

The rear part of the shoe known as the quarter or counter is usuallystiifened by an inserted reinforcement whereby it is both mechanicallysupported and its rounded and upwardly directed shape preserved. It ismeasurably flexible toward its front ends and the connected rear partsof the vamp are still more flexible to yield transversely easily toaccommodate the foot of the wearer andv to foot movements. My shoeornament is shaped to cover the counter-'and may extend over and uponthe connected parts of the vamp and must therefore be formed to yield inits subdivisions or weakened parts at the same time as said shoe partsgive or yield, Without becoming displaced. Also, as the surfaces of thecounter and vamp so covered are comparatively large and conspicuous tothe sight at a distance and as seen from above at one side, the saidornamental plate displays its ornamental features, contour ordecorations on these upwardly curved and tilted places, to therebybrilliantly illuminate the shoe. Greases or crimps caused by bendiing`are also avoided with this construction, so that the plate is smooth yetflexible, a feature unattainable when the plate is rigid and bent to onesize and shape only. Y

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

l. A bendable metallic covering-plate for adjustable conformableapplication to an outer curvate region of a shoe, said plate beingmarginally contoured to narrow it in determined places to permitofbending' and shaping it contractingly and conformably by manualoperation to fitl yieldingly upon said region removably, and for likesubsequent or alternative fitting likewise upon the like region ofvarying shoes, and means for securing certain parts of the plate uponthe shoe to retain it in contact therewith.

2. A bendable metallic covering-plate for adjustable conformableapplication to an outer curvate region of a shoe, said plate having anornamental contour including recesses which weaken it in such places aspermit it to lit contactingly upon changing curves ofsaid region andupon the like located varyingly curved regions of different shoes, and.detachable fastening-means for securing the fitted parts of the plateto the s loe.

3. A bendablecovering-plate for adjustable conformable application'to anouter curvate region of a shoe, said plate having a peripheral shapewith. lobular lparts, which permit it to be manually contractibly fittedupon said region conformably, and having surface ornamentation, andmeans for detachably securing it upon the shoe.

4. A bendable ornamental body for conformable application to an outersurface of a shoe counter and heel, and fastenings for anchoring.v saidloody'upon,v said heel to keep it in` position upon said counter. Y

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 26th day of May, 1921.

GEORGE COLVIN KENNEDY.

